This
is the home page for the website I used for my Master's
program. The rest of the site remains live to
maintain reference links as requested by the EDTEC
Department at San Diego State University.

My professional portfolio
site is now located at:www.soozzone.us
You should be automatically transferred there shortly,
or you can click on the link above.

My
name is Susan Connell and I took my first two EDTEC
courses in the Spring 2003 semester (after an extended
departure from the path to higher education). During
the Fall 2005 semester, I'll be finishing up my
last six units and am still finding the entire subject
fascinating.

I
have worked in Marketing and Technical Communications
for a number of years. With the Educational Technology
program, I am seeking new venues and methods to make
use of the skills I have developed over the years.
I have a BA in Communications and a Community
College Instructor Certification from UCSD as well
as a Certificate in Technical Communications from
MIT.

My
final project for EDTEC541, later enhanced in EDTEC670,
was a WebQuest about the dam that is being built to
control the Yangtse River in China. It is the world's
largest dam and has had an enormous impact on a large
area of central China. I chose this subject because
my husband and I visited there recently and I have a
lot of photos and video as well as reference material
on the subject. In the meantime, if you'd like to know
more about the subject, click
here.

"Why
were we in China?" you might ask...

We
just enjoy traveling and observing different cultures around the
world. We especially enjoy getting a bit off the beaten path. We
interpret this to mean "places that don't have Starbuck's or
McDonald's" more than getting back to nature.

Not
that we don't enjoy nature. One of our favorite trips was a journey
to Tanzania where we got to observe an amazing number of animals in
their natural environment. Test Link